You have "yanked my chain."
Having worked closely with an orphanage in Mexico that relies heavily on the
support of a "maquillidore" - an assembly plant in Mexico protected by NAFTA
that allows goods to be shipped to Mexico, assembled at a pittance of the
cost of labor in the US and then shipped back without taxation - it boils
down to a trade-off.
Keep foreign markets out and face higher domestic prices and fuller
emnployment - or allow foreign markets in and retain our high standard of
living without a corresponding increase in cost.
Hopefully, by shifting the manufacturing (tying) to foreign
manufacturers, there would be a sharing of wealth as ethical companies
increase the standard of living for those they employ. Not always the case.
The biggest problem is how to "control" the ethics of TNC's without
creating more government.
I say, IMHO, restrict the offshore trade to those companies which
demonstrate global ethics. If it benefits the independent fly shops/tyers,
GREAT! If it increases the cost of the hobby. . .If you can't afford the
hobby. . .
Doug
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 9:54 AM
Subject: [VFB] American fly tying and fly fishing
> In a discussion with a friend the other day, the
> subject of off-shore tying operations came up. The
> question I now pose is this:
>
> What, in your opinion, would be the state of the
> American fly fishing scene in general, and the fly
> tying scene in particular, if there were no off shore
> fly tying operations supplying US retailers?
>
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